in|ner-cit|y

in|ner-cit|y
Especially U.S.
1. the central part of a large city or metropolitan area; the heart or core of a city.
2. this part characterized by congestion, poverty, dirt, and violence; the city slums: »

The argument for building new colleges in the inner cities…is that deprived youths who live there will otherwise have no chance to go to college (Fred M. Hechinger).

in|ner-cit|y «IHN uhr SIHT ee», adjective.
of or in an inner city: »

the inner-city poor.


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